Why Zinchenko didn’t celebrate his goal against Aston Villa? The Arsenal player reveals

Despite
trailing
twice
in
the
match,
the
Gunners
came
back
to
level
terms,
and
then
snatched
a
late
winner
courtesy
of
a
terrific
strike
from
new
signing
Jorginho.
The
icing
on
the
cake
was
a
fourth
goal
as
Gabriel
Martinelli
ran
through
and
scored
in
an
empty
net
following
a
turnover
in
possession
from
a
Villa
corner.

Arsenal
left-back
Oleksandr
Zinchenko
scored
his
first
goal
for
the
club.
From
a
corner,
the
Ukrainian
was
teed
by
Martin
Odegaard,
and
he
struck
a
venomous
shot
to
score
a
goal.
This
was
not
only
Zinchenko’s
first
goal
for
Arsenal,
but
his
first
goal
in
the
Premier
League
as
well.

Oleksandr
Zinchenko’s
game
by
numbers
vs.
Aston
Villa:

98
touches
85%
pass
accuracy
62
passes
completed
21/27
final
third
passes
completed
6
ball
recoveries
5/7
long
balls
completed
2/2
tackles
won
2
ground
duels
won
1
goal

Another
excellent
performance.
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—
Statman
Dave
(@StatmanDave)

February
18,
2023

The
former
Manchester
City
player
got
his
first
league
goal
on
his
92nd
appearance,
but
didn’t
make
any
considerable
celebration.
After
scoring
the
goal,
he
ran
back
straight
to
the
centre
pitch
to
restart
the
proceedings
once
again.

And
after
the
match,
the
defender
explained
the
reason
for
not
celebrating
after
the
goal.

“It
was
2-2
and
we
wanted
to
score
another
one,
so
there
was
no
time
for
celebrations.
I’m
so
happy
to
help
the
team,
but
for
me,
the
three
points
were
the
priority,”
Zinchenko
said
after
the
victory.

“It
was
so
important
for
us
to
be
back
on
track.
It’s
not
just
about
in
terms
of
points
and
the
table.
It’s
about
the
rhythm
and
our
mood
in
the
dressing
room
and
the
training
ground.
We
just
need
to
keep
fighting
until
the
very
end,”
he
added.

The
Ukraine
international
has
been
a
pivotal
part
of
the
Arsenal
squad
this
season.
His
overall
play
and
his
leadership
skills
have
quite
vividly
galvanized
the
young
Arsenal
squad.
The
Gunners
sit
at
the
summit
of
the
Premier
League
table
as
their
win
means
they
are
two
points
ahead
of
Manchester
City,
who
were
held
by
Nottingham
Forest.